The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-09
The Condemned Anarchists Rsosiye Tia News
q TIE Rlul Decision.
All Rs'uss 10 Say Anything Ab,n. FhUr
Fa's or Hopes Q RspnsVs.
Friends md Relatives HnrrY 10 tie Jail TO
Gem Ori tho PTissnsra
me Decision Expected by she Police
Opinions Of Some Lending La Syers-
Dick OgIesby Now Notes.

CHIeA6c, November "A feeling OF in
tense nervousness, or mental excitement,
MI the more evident from the determined
effort 10 suppress 70 on the part OF those
who we're influenced by it, pervaded that
portion Of the county all which is occu-
pied By the condemned Anarchists this
moI3ing and it was with an evident feel
ing of suspense that the condemned men
paced the corridor when they took their
morning exercise. This feeling was no
doubt owing to the expectancy of a de-
sision from the United States Supreme
Court in their case, and the suspense in
which they are until they receive l.. De-
spite the disQuiet of their minds they all
did their best 10 preserve their outward
demesnor. Lingg and + ssher looked as
defiant as ever, and Spies loses none OF his
cynical expression as the fatal day 40
proaehts Parsons does his best TO pre-
EeIve bis jollity, but this morn
ing bis attempts at gsiety we're
sorry ones, and il wss evident. from
his every act ard general manner that he,
roo felt the gravity of the situation, and
that his spirits suffered as deeply as any of
fbe others from the importance OF the
message, which in few short hours be
expected 10 receive affixing his fate so far
as the courts Of the land cando it. Field
ems cOntemplativenes was given full
swing, ana nobody who watched him could
doubt for moment that the one object he
was III Dis ull0A WdS WHIT the
decision of the highest court IN the land
on his case wOulG be. The habitual deep
set pallor of Schwab's countensnce was
more marked than ever before, and those
who watched him infinitely wondered in
ibeiT own minds If the executiousr would
anticipate by any very long period the
ordinary laws Of nature in conSigning 10
the tomb. Engel has the most stOlid
couBtenaDce in the lot, bat even
his apparent sluggish nature was
considerably rDfilsd to-day, aud il
was evident that mentally be was as
deeply interested any of the others N
what the purp0rt Of the expected message
would be.
The brst news of the decision OF the
Snpreme Court in the case of the Auarch-
lists was taken to the county Jail by an
Associated Press reporter q few minutes
after it hsd been received from Washing
ton. Jeilor Fox was in his Office tipped
back in his chair and about to light his
cigar. When the reporter told him the
news be deliberately struck a match, lit
his cigar and said: well, it is just what
we expected" There were no visitors a.
the Jail to-day and all the prisoners were
IN their cells when the news arrived.
A po'e was sent up to Spies telling
him that the writ had been denied
and asking him If he had any statement
to make in regard to the matter. Spies
was sitting in his cell busily engaged with
some manuscript. He read the note, re-
tnIned il with short 81 have nothing to
say" None of the other men would say
anything either. Everything is perfectly
quiet in and around the Jail. and in fact
all over the city. The denial OF the writ
was what was universally expected here.
The police have all thought that the
court would not interfere, and the general
impression among them is that the SEN
tenee will be carried into effect November
IL. IF they are 10 be hung at al, +" said
lieutenant Fitzpatrick they should die
on that day" The suspense of a reprieVe
by Governor Oglesby would have a bad
effect, and would not only, to a great ex-
tent, lessen tie moral example, but would
entail additional suspense on the pris-
opeTs.n That's So" said another police
official. There is no desire on the part
Of the officers Who have suffered
from the throwing OF the bombs
to torture the murderers; they only wish
20 zee the law carried out" Captain
Buckley compressed his lips when the
news reached him at the armory 80, Z"
he said, 1.-THE Supreme Court has upheld
the righteous verdict and Just decision Of
the State Supreme Court. 1t is rstribu.
ton for the murder OF the officers whose
WIVES are nov widows and children Or
phans- 1 trust and believe the Governor
will not interfere
Within fifteen minutes after the verdict
wae known, eight or ten officers in citizen s
clothes appeared. Two of them stepped
quietly into the Jail and the Others dis
persed of themselves in the criminal court
building and about the neighborhood.
The bailifi at the outer door leading into
the Jail courts says he is instructed to ad-
nit no one, but whether this sp plies to
the near relatives of the death-sentencsd
men Is not known.
ab0pf 4ba ;a;I 90
qniet. No crowds have gathered, aud no
incidents Of any sort have as yet occurred.
The police are prepared for any emergen-
cy, though they say they have no fear OF
an uprising or open violence.
without any previous intimatiou n rule
rigidly declaring visitors from the jlll
was quickly put into force, aud no one
was allowed to enter the building during
the afternoon except officers, reporters add
relatives of the Anarchists. As soon as
the news from Washington had generally
circulated through the city, there was a
rush Of miscellaneous people 20 see the
condemned men before il was too late
They entered the sheriff g office in droves
but the lstch-striDg had been Withdrawn.
Loud and long were the representations
but the burly deputy who guarded the
way to the Jail yard was obdurate as the
prison walls.
Friends of the doomed men, bearing
baskets of deIicacies for them, bsgged adj.
mittence. The dainties were passed in,
but only relatives gained entrance.
Sheriff Matson said: 81 don't want to
make any fuss about it. bat the visits of
other Anarchists have got to stop. Hence,
forth the doomed men will not be allowed
TO have any more recreation hours. Per.
sonally, / would like 10 grant them all tbs
fayors / could, but don't think it would
be wise to do so. Tt may seem foolish
and perhaps is foolish. but / don't want
these men to cheat the galloHs By killing
themselves. Their friends might give them
dsggers or poison, and, although l know
that IL they should want to kill them
selves. We would be poverless to prevent
IL, still ] shouldn't like to have II said that
il had attended to my duty the suicide:
might have been prevented"
The first 10 arrive was Mrs, Engel
There was q sort OF scared expression on
her poor, worn face snd she moved in =
nervous manner as though she could
scarcely realize that the last slender thread
OF hope had broken. She brought has
ket OF tootbsome edibles for her husband
and yailer Folz took chair from the Office
and carried 1t out to the cage and placed il
for her near the bars Lingg's aunt and
youuQ lady cOusin ard one Of HIS fair adj.